Head of Application Engineering

Lumafield

Job Location:

Boston, NH - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Lumafield:

Lumafield was founded in 2019 to upgrade manufacturing.

We are engineers with deep experience across the product development cycle from initial ideas to shipping hardware across industries and specializations who became frustrated by the cost and complexity of modern manufacturing. So we decided to upgrade it.

Engineers make million-dollar decisions every day and they need tools that give them the greatest possible insight into their products. By offering unprecedented visibility into products as well as AI-driven tools that highlight problems and generate quantitative data Lumafield promises to revolutionize the way complex products are created manufactured and used across industries. We started with industrial CT scanning which for us was the most valuable but underutilized tool in the manufacturing toolbox enabling us to rapidly inspect essential components non-destructively.

We rebuilt the whole system from X-ray capture to computer vision analysis to web-based collaboration to the entire business model making the most advanced manufacturing tech more accessible to every industry. Our company like our platform is designed for upgrades. Were building for greater intelligence autonomy and speed. For deeper vision operational excellence and powerful insights. And then well upgrade it all again.

Lumafield is headquartered in Cambridge MA and has an office in San Francisco CA.

About the role:

Lumafield is looking for a Head of Application Engineering to lead mentor and scale our Application Engineering (AppE) and Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team. These customer-facing engineers are super users of Lumafields products responsible for advising customers developing custom technical solutions and mastering our hardware and software ecosystem.

As the technical lead for this function you are responsible for establishing standard scalable ways of working balancing the need to solve complex technical challenges with the responsibility of managing a team in a fast paced environment. You will work closely with a number of cross-functional teams including Product Management and Customer Success to scope manage and deliver solutions that transform manufacturing processes.

What youll do:

Lead and Scale: Manage a team and lead recruiting hiring and onboarding as the team grows. Define technical focus areas and individual development plans.
Master the Platform: Become an internal subject matter expert in Lumafields hardware and Voyager software to guide the development and delivery of technical solutions.
Standardize Operations: Establish and continuously improve our technical ways of working. Codify best practices to ensure that technical knowledge is shared and scalable across the organization.
Influence the Roadmap: Work closely with Product Customer Success Sales and Engineering to channel customer insights into our product roadmap and refine our delivery strategy.
Drive Performance: Cultivate an environment of rigorous engineering standards and rapid problem-solving. Define and report on team-level KPIs to measure impact and delivery success.

About you:

Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering Industrial Automation or a related field.
Experienced Leader: 8 years of professional experience including at least 3 years of direct people management in a technical environment.
Solutions-Oriented: Proven background in solutions or application engineering within customer-facing roles.
Domain Expert: Deep understanding of manufacturing operations quality control or industrial automation.
Collaborative Communicator: Excellent communication and analytical skills with a consultative approach to building internal and external relationships.

$160000 - $180000 a year

The base salary range listed here represents the anticipated low and high end of the salary range for this position. Actual salaries may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to work location experience and performance. All full time employees receive an equity grant.

Lumafield offers both competitive cash and equity compensation as well as a health & wellness stipend 401k parental leave flexible PTO commuter benefits company wide events and more!

Lumafield is committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills because the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. Do you feel like your skills dont meet every single requirement listed We encourage you to apply anyway If youre excited about our technology the opportunity and are eager to learn more wed love to hear from you!

In keeping with our beliefs and goals no employee or applicant will face discrimination or harassment based on: race color ancestry national origin religion age gender marital domestic partner status sexual orientation gender identity disability genetic information or veteran status.

Reach out if you want to be a part of what we are building.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process such as reviewing applications analyzing resumes or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed please contact us.

Required Experience:

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About Lumafield:Lumafield was founded in 2019 to upgrade manufacturing. We are engineers with deep experience across the product development cycle from initial ideas to shipping hardware across industries and specializations who became frustrated by the cost and complexity of modern manufacturing. S...